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Aplomb
Aplomb
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— /əˈplɒm/, /əˈpl ːm/ a formal n; if sb does sth with aplomb, they do it in a confident and successful way, often in a difficult situation.
— Aplomb comes from the French word meaning "perpendicularity," from the phrase à plomb for "poised upright, balanced.”
Collocations:
— You do sth with
considerable/great/utmost/remarkable/striking/impressive/surprising/consummate/absolute/exceptional/perfect/professional/conspicuous/characteristic
usual/customary aplomb
— You do several things with equal aplomb; You do A and B with equal aplomb
— You show/demonstrate great/etc. aplomb in doing sth
Aplomb
In classical ballet, aplomb (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-
output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French pronunciation: [aplɔ̃]) refers to an unwavering stability maintained during a vertical pose or movement. The word is of
French origin, with "aplomb" meaning "perpendicularity", literally "according to the plummet".[1][2][3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplomb
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-history-of-aplomb
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